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At the age of fourteen, even if the children of the princely family are precocious, they are still too immature. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Li Chengcheng thought that he had grown up, and took advantage of the fact that after Liang Yibu was captured, his prestige fell and his control over the court weakened, so he cultivated his power and consolidated his royal power.

Not to mention, he has indeed achieved a certain success, his strength is almost equal to Liang Yi's, and even has a slight upper hand in the court.

Some achievements made Li Bingchang a little fluttery, after all, the young man's heart was not calm enough, and he was impatient to completely control power.

Li Bingchang decided that he needed a war! A war that allows you to grasp military power and build military merits.

He originally planned to take the initiative to lead the army to attack the Song Dynasty, which was the consistent style of Western Xia, and when the internal affairs were unstable, he would start a war with the outside world to divert contradictions. Unexpectedly, the Tubo people just sent him an opportunity, so that he had a good reason to lead the army to the battle.

Liang Yibury wanted to dissuade him, but he couldn't do anything, or he didn't want to intervene too much, after all, he didn't hide the kind of powerful and ambitious people like Pang Pang. He didn't want to get into trouble with his nephew, which was not good for the Liang family and the entire Western Xia.

Empress Dowager Liang did not stop it, she used practical actions to tell her son that she supported him, and had no intention of supporting her relatives and controlling the government.

Speaking carefully, the Empress Dowager Liang's sisters and brothers and the non-collector are a little different from many relatives in the past. At least none of them have the idea of replacing the current lord, they do it, only to maintain their interests to a certain extent. In this process, in fact, the interests of the entire Western Xia were first safeguarded.

Perhaps before this, Empress Dowager Liang and Liang Yibury made some wrong decisions because of their own impulsiveness, or a moment of hot-headedness, which made Western Xia suffer some losses. However, their fundamental starting point has not changed, and they have always safeguarded the interests of Western Xia. It's just that there is no compromise in power, and there is a natural contradiction between relatives and royal power. Inevitable, it's hard to reconcile.

Li Bingchang got the opportunity smoothly, and he didn't feel that his mother and uncle were showing their respect and support for him, but that it was right.

With an army of 200,000, he rushed to the northwest border of the Song Dynasty. It's a pity. I walked and ate a closed door.

In the face of the menacing Western Xia army, the Song army held the wall and cleared the wilderness, stuck to the city and fortress, and did not go out to fight the Western Xia people at all. No matter how the Western Xia soldiers insulted and shouted, the Song army just didn't fight.

This was the order of Lin Zhao, the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi Road, and it was carried out to the letter by the three generals Jing Sili, Chong Ge, and Zhi Kexing.

Western Xia was good at field warfare. In siege warfare, the advantage of cavalry cannot be brought into play at all. Although they can drive straight in, they can't take the city and fortress, and they are destined to return in vain.

Li Bingchang had no choice but to order a frantic siege of the city, and winning one or two cities was a victory.

When the Tanguts attacked with great difficulty, they opened a gap in the city wall. Soon it was repulsed again. Taking advantage of the night, the Song army watered on the city wall, the cold winter wax moon, the northwest sky was cold and frozen, only one night, ice as iron. The city was repaired and strengthened.

The worst is that the surface is slippery, and the climb is even tougher. It's been busy for a long time, losing troops and losing generals, and there is nothing to gain from going. After more than two months, only four or five fortresses have been breached, which is still insignificant. Important cities were unscathed, but the price paid by the Tangut people was extremely heavy.

It was an unequal war, although the Western Xia had the advantage in numbers. Be in the initiative. People are barely there, but the time and place are not at all.

The Song army relied on the fortress of the city and could not hold out, and the Western Xia struggled to attack the city. Little success. Not to mention the weather, it was freezing cold, and the Song army lived in the barracks in the city, sheltered from the wind and snow, and wore warm cotton clothes. General Lin also specially designed a fire kang for the barracks, which was extra warm.

Compared with the Song army's leisurely work, the Western Xia people not only worked on expeditions, but also slept in the ice and snow at night, and the cold wind howled, not to mention how guilty they were. With an army of 200,000 people, the consumption of grain and grass is greater, and the wind and snow are continuous, and transportation is unique and inconvenient. The supply of grain and grass has caused an extremely serious burden to Western Xia, and there has been no major breakthrough on the front line, and it is gradually unbearable.

There is no result in the expedition, where is Li Bingchang willing to go? He insisted on continuing the attack, but the Western Xia army had no intention of fighting, and his orders began to make the soldiers more and more disgusted. Especially after the grain road was repeatedly disturbed by the Song army, their life was even more difficult.

While Chong Ge was holding on to the city, his younger brother Chong Yong and Jing Sili's younger brother Jing Siyi respectively led two light cavalry to attack and disturb the Western Xia grain road. Li Bingchang deliberately intercepted it, but the cavalry came and went like the wind, and the traces were difficult to find, and it was difficult to achieve results unless the army was mobilized to encircle it.

Under such circumstances, there were still riots in the Western Xia army, and they had no intention of fighting at all. Zhi Kexing and Jing Sili seized the opportunity and fought two beautiful counterattacks, and the Western Xia people suffered heavy losses. In this case, Li Bingchang could no longer hold on. Although impulsive, he still maintained a minimum of sanity.

He knew that if he continued to hold on, it was impossible for the army to mutiny. Moreover, the Song army will launch a counteroffensive at any time, and it is difficult to resist in the current situation.

At the same time as the Western Xia retreated, Zhi Kexing, Chong Ge and Jing Sili took advantage of the situation to pursue, putting on a posture of a large-scale counterattack, and Li Bingchang immediately panicked. He knew that he had failed this time, and he had failed miserably, and his prestige had not only not improved, but was even more disappointing.

In desperation, he had to send an order to Xingqing Mansion and ask Liang Yibury to come and preside over the defense of the Eastern Front. This is also a helpless move, after all, the safety of the entire Western Xia is more important.

Liang Yi, who was in Xingqing Mansion, received the news and sighed helplessly, the expected result. Empress Dowager Liang also regretted that she shouldn't have indulged her son at the beginning, but it was too late to regret it. I hope that through this lesson, my son can understand the reality, otherwise failure will be meaningless.

As for the issue of letting Liang Yi be buried to preside over the defense of the Eastern Front, Empress Dowager Liang fully supported it. If this mess is not cleaned up, it will not do Western Xia any good. Except for Liang Yiburi, others do not have this prestige and ability.

When Liang Yibu rushed to the eastern border, Li Bingchang returned to Xingqing Mansion in embarrassment.

In the face of the Song army's huge counteroffensive, Liang Yibu immediately deployed and defended tightly, and the offense and defense were transposed between Song and Xia. Temporarily stabilized the situation and blocked the counterattack of the Song army, Liang Yibury temporarily breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Lin Zhao was fighting with Tubo in Hehuang with a main force, otherwise the Song army would attack Xia with all its might, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

But Rao is like this, as soon as he thinks of Lin Zhao, Liang Yi is vaguely uneasy in his heart. I always feel like something is going to go wrong, but where is it? For a while, I didn't have a clue.

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In Qingtang City, Dong Yu also had no clue.

The plan to rescue the East Gorge failed, and Lin and many Tibetan soldiers were still trapped in it, and they were helpless and unable to rescue them.

What to do?

Qingyi Ghost Chapter and Ali Gu have been studying for a long time, but they have not come up with a complete solution. Lin Zhao was too cunning, and the troops in Qingtang City were limited, so they could no longer be allowed to continue trying. There is not much time left for them, and when the ice and snow melt, the Song army will definitely retreat.

But before leaving, the Tubo army in the East Gorge will definitely be annihilated, even if the Song army does not move, how long can Lin Qibi, who has no food and grass supply, hold out? At this moment, every minute and every second is a torment for them.

"Zampu, as far as the current situation is concerned, Lin Zhao ambushed Ali Gu's reinforcements just to give us some deterrence, he should have some other purpose......"

"What could it be?" Ali asked softly.

"I don't know, the initiative is in his hands, and it will definitely not be easy to ......"

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Lin Zhao's envoy to arrive.

Li Cheng came to Qingtang City on behalf of Lin Zhao, this is Gongzi's trust in him, this matter is very important, and others may not be able to do it well, which is related to the overall situation of Gongzi.

"Song envoy Li Cheng has seen Tubo Zampu!" Li Cheng's talent and courage are good, and when the Song army takes the initiative, this time the envoy is more confident, and his performance is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Well, who are you coming on? Is it the emperor of the Song Dynasty, or is it Lin Zhao? Dong Yu asked in a deep voice.

Li Cheng said quietly: "I represent General Lin, and General Lin is the Shaanxi Road Xuanfu envoy appointed by my Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, who is in charge of military and political affairs in the northwest and has the right to act cheaply, so at this moment I also represent the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"What did Lin Zhao send you for?" Ali Gu's expression was solemn, he always felt that Lin Zhao had come with bad intentions.

"It turned out to be Prince Ali Bone, are you okay? When I came, General Lin instructed me to greet the prince! Li Cheng smiled and said: "The general said that we met in a hurry the day before yesterday, and I really wanted to meet with the general and say goodbye, but unfortunately the general left in a hurry and never saw him, which is really a pity." ”

"Thank you General Lin for remembering, Ali Gu confessed!" Knowing that the Song envoy's words were humiliating, he could only endure it, after all, the two countries did not fight each other. What's more, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, Ali clenched his fists, and he cared more about the real purpose of Lin Zhao's envoy.

"Okay, what did Lin Zhao send you for?" Dong Yu didn't want to bother talking, he wanted to know Lin Zhao's true intentions. Since Lin Zhao was willing to send an envoy over, it was possible to negotiate some things. Although Tibet is very passive, it is better than being completely helpless before. For the sake of his son, for the sake of the overall situation, even if he makes some sacrifices, he is willing.

"General Lin said that he wants to make a big deal with Zampu!" Li Cheng has always been very calm, and while speaking, he carefully paid attention to the expressions of these Tibetan bigwigs.

"Oh? What a sale! "Dong Yu knew that the first goods involved in this transaction were his son Lin Bibi and the army in the East Gorge, but he didn't know what Lin Zhao's conditions were?

Qingyi Jiejie Ghost Chapter and Ali Gu also looked solemn, wondering what Lin Zhao's purpose was?

Li Cheng groaned slightly, and after taking a deep breath, he said word by word: "One city, one country!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. )